- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 1.0 bits
It fits the clues and can win immediately, while still splitting the alternatives well.
Five-letter words matching _K__L
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What the remaining words have in common
7 matching words0 not previously used2 past answersBest matching test word: SKAIL
Position 1S 100%
Position 3I 29%O 29%A 14%E 14%
Position 4L 43%A 14%I 14%O 14%
used already been a Wordle answer · possible on the possible-answer list · guess accepted, but not a possible answer
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This pattern has 7 words in the Wordle guess list; 2 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 2 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.
Previously used by Wordle: SKILL (February 6, 2022); SKULL (February 15, 2026).
It is legal under the clues represented on this page. If you also have yellow-position information, check that extra detail in the full Solver.
No obvious one-slot trap. The possible answers do not form a three-word-or-larger family that differs in only one position.
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Pattern guide
What fits _K__L?
All 7 matching words are shown above. 2 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 1st letter S
- 3rd letter A, E, I, O, U
- 4th letter A, I, L, O, R
Meanings and answer history
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SKILL
A capacity to do something well; a technique, an ability, usually acquired or learned, as opposed to abilities that are regarded as innate.
“Where did you pick up that skill?”
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Past Wordle answer: February 6, 2022.
SKULL
The main bones of the head considered as a unit; including the cranium, facial bones, and mandible.
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: February 15, 2026.
SKAIL
scale
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
SKELL
a homeless person, especially one who sleeps in the New York subway.
“Did you see those two skells lying in the doorway?”
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
SKIRL
To make a shrill sound, as of bagpipes.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
SKOAL
A toast when drinking, roughly equivalent to cheers.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
SKOOL
Deliberate misspelling of school.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
Common questions
- How many five-letter words match _K__L?
- 7 five-letter words match _K__L in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 2 are possible answers.
- Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
- Among all matching words, SKAIL has the highest feedback entropy at 4.87 bits against the possible answers.